Author: Theodora

Tree, Not Try

Tree, Not Try

Tree knows the Bokor National Park better than most. After all, he lived in the forest for two years. “My life was not a good...

Does My Mum Look Big in This?

“I think you should wear something a little more slimming tomorrow, mum,” was tactfully meant. “God, mum, your tummy sticks out almost as far as...

Lotus Seeds

Lotus Seeds

When someone you have never met in a country you have never visited gives your child and you a present and wants nothing in return...

The War on Drugs

The War on Drugs

Soi comes into Koh Kong every couple of weeks to smoke some green, have a few beers and shoot the breeze at his friend’s sister’s...

Before I Kill You, Mr Bond . . .

There’s something of the Wild West about Sihanoukville, Cambodia. A sort of post-Soviet Wild West, where Hummers park off Soviet Avenue, portraits of two kings...

Welcome to Cambodia!

There is something particularly unwelcoming about the phrase, “You give money now.” Particularly when spoken in a Khmer accent. The language isn’t tonal, so you...

First Day of School . . .

Taking Z out of school for a year to travel proved less problematic than I’d thought. The headmaster and attendance officer basically said, “Where are...

Sunset at Treehouse, Long Beach, Koh Chang

Koh Chang

So… we spent our first few days of our big adventure at Treehouse on Long Beach, Koh Chang. More by luck than design, it’s virtually...